This article originally appeared in a Health Strategies & Solutions, Inc., newsletter.As the increasing costs of healthcare have dominated public discourse over the past several years, healthcare facilities are being scrutinized for their role in escalating the cost of care.…
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Construction will soon begin on a $56 million facility for a new Tehachapi (Calif.) Hospital, according to a Commercial Property Executive report.
Lean, a quality improvement philosophy, can be applied successfully in healthcare to improve efficiency and quality, according to a report in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
Free clinics may help reduce unnecessary emergency department visits, according to a study published in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved and reported by Penn State Live.
North Kansas City (Mo.) Hospital announced that its $18 million emergency department will open on Jan. 31.
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Community Hospital of Anaconda (Mont.) has announced plans for a $19.5 million expansion, according to a report by The Montana Standard.
The healthcare real estate market will see more medical buildings designed for higher-acuity care, new uses for freestanding emergency departments and more partnerships and monetizations in 2013, according to Duke Realty in Indianapolis, a real estate company with more that…
Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, Calif., has unveiled its $12.6 million rehabilitation unit to treat stroke and head injuries, according to a Santa Cruz Sentinel report.
Changes in scheduling reduced the average wait time for a new pediatric endocrinology appointment by approximately 85 percent — from 11.4 weeks to 1.7 weeks — in little over a year, according to a study in Pediatrics.
The construction of the $31 million Peoria (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center is at a standstill due to a lack of funding, according to an AZ Central report.